Weekly graphic. [volume] (Kirksville, Adair Co., Missouri) 1880-1949, 1887-09-09
GRhPHICS.

Opera House Friday evening.
Secure seats early for entertain
ment Friday evening.
Kirksville, is to have mill, work
on building will begin at once.
A rare treat for lovers of fine
music at Normal Chapel to-mor-
row evening.
Round trips ticket to st. Louis,
including admission to exposition
$40.
Another car load of the cele-
brated Clark county melons at
10 II. Nichols.
Two hundred and sixty Normal
permits had been taken up to yes
terday noon.
The Green City Creamer, is do
ing great work for the temper
ance cause in Sullivan county.
We have received compli-
mentary to Putnam county fair
which opens Sept. 21st and con-
tinues four days.
The Monroe City District Fair
will he held Sept. Doth to Esd in
elusive. Thanks for compliment
airy.
The Wabash rates for the
general public to the G. A. r. en-
campment at st. Louis will be one
fare for the round trip.
Born again-the old Know
Nothing party of 1914. Resur-
rected at Philadelphia, Aug 1887.
Platform-three good peas in a
barrel of thin soup.-B rookfeld
Gazette.
The Wabash Railway will run
an extra passenger train which
will leave Kirksville at 4:40 a. m,
Sept. 18th to accommodate parties
desiring to attend the ex-confed-
crate reunion in Mexico. Fare
S4S5 for the round trip, good to
return until Sept. 10Th.
The New York and New Orleans
Combined shows will exhibit at
fhis place next NJ onday and Tues
day. Our exchanges pronounce
it an excellent show. There will
be a tight-wire performance and
a balloon ascension, free.
Pettis township puts in the
claim, this week, for the largest
yield of oats in the county this
season. Mr.. Egbert Polly living
near Willard, threshed 22S7a
bushels from 37a acres or 81
bushels per acre.
Our Senic Artist, J. W. Tins
man shipped nine Photographic
back grounds to Denver, Colo,
this week and has an order for
nine more from the same place.
This demonstrates that it is not
necessary to live in a large city to
build up a business that reaches
out thousand miles In every di-
rection. Talent, indus.riously ap-
piled, always wins it matters not
where it is located.
Last Monday evening Mrs. J. n
DeGrange living a mile and halt
south of Greentop was severely
bitten by a rattle snake. She had
been away from home and while
gone the reptile had coiled Itself
on the door step. Returning IL
the dusk of the evening she did
not notice it when it made its pres.
ence known by striking her on the
instep three times the last time
fastening the fang in the
flesh SO Il at it was difficult to re
move. At last reports her condi
ton was quite serious.
Tuesday morning about half pas
II o'clock Leroy Fridley a boy l;
years old, tried to board the
Wabash construction at this place
He missed his footing aud wa
dragged under the cars. His lef
leg was cut off below the knee
and the limb so badly manglet
that mt had to be amputated at tn
junction of the middle and uppe
thirds of the thigh. Drs. Grow
and Burton performed the opera
ton. For time it was though
doubtful if the little fellow woul'
survive the shock, but he is nov
resting as well as could be eS
pected and his prospects good TO
recovery. This should be a sui
hcient warning to all boys to kee
away from the depots and yards
Notices have been posted abou
the depots, and hereafter all boy
found swinging on trains or loatin
about the depo.s or yards, will b